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homotypic

homotypic

9.9
Names based on the same original sample used when scientists name species
  • adjective
  • /ˌhoʊmoʊˈtɪpɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : homotípico
  • In taxonomy, two species names are considered homotypic if they share the same type specimen.

Examples

  • The two species have homotypic names derived from the same type specimen.

  • Understanding whether names are homotypic helps avoid confusion in scientific classification.

  • The researcher clarified that the two genera were not homotypic but actually based on different specimens.

  • Is the name homotypic with respect to the original specimen?

  • In taxonomy, two species names are considered homotypic if they share the same type specimen.

  • Understanding whether names are homotypic helps avoid confusion in scientific classification.

  • The two species have homotypic names derived from the same type specimen.

Surface Forms

homotypic positive

Morphology

homotypic = typic (semi-transparent) = homo + type + ic

Formally derived from 'homo-' + 'typic', but the sense referring specifically to taxonomic names based on the same type specimen is a specialized technical meaning.

Etymology

The word homotypic comes from homo- 'same' and -typic 'type', and in biology it means names based on the same 'type specimen', the example that defines a species. So homotypic names are literally 'same type' names.